Tag Archives: alcohol
Safe Driving in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 26, 2011
It is no secret that alcohol is a big part of the holiday traditions in Sweden for most people. Not all of course, but most. We’ve documented the crayfish tradition in August, replete with alcohol. We’ve even included a few drinking songs. And while this blog does not speak for all of Sweden, we do…
Monopoly, but just not the board game! Posted by Katja on Nov 15, 2011
As many, if not all of you know, Sweden has a strict monopoly on its alcohol sales. It is only “Systembolaget”, the name of the organization, that is allowed to sell alcohol over 3,5% in all of Sweden. There are a total of 416 stores and 508 agents who are allowed to sell alcohol…
Friends, alcohol and hot tubs Posted by Katja on Dec 30, 2009
I hope you all had a great X-mas! Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and people have been making plans for a long time, most of all young people. In Sweden people spend Christmas with their families, ie. the grandparents of the mother and then the father. It is also very common that families get divorced…
Stick It To The System(et) Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 21, 2008
So, I’m half way through this Bill Bryson book “Neither Here Nor There” about his travels in Europe, and it is really interesting to read his observations about Sweden. With some of them I disagree (he thinks that driving even during sunny days with the headlights on is stupid) and with some I totally agree…